ment.” ntrol without disarma- Strong militant feeling at Gov. workers convention ~ BURNABY—To an_ outside Observer the news coverage of the B.C. Government Employ- ees Association convention in the Astor Hotel here would in- dicate a complete rejection of militant action by the dele- gates to back up their de- mands. These included bargain- ing rights, wage increases, a return of the dues checkoff, ete. Although convention dele- gates sought to avoid an out- side show of militancy by re- jecting a resolution calling for strike action for the winning of long - sought rights, and also a_ resolution specifically calling for militant action and re-affiliation with central labor bodies, this re- jection was primarily motivat- ed by a strong undercurrent of Granville Island B.C. Automotive Service Co. Ltd. Granville Island, MU 4-9819 Complete auto-truck service. Storage facilities for lease. Wally Sklaruk M. 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Throughout the convention these vital issues predominated in the thinking of the dele- gates. An Essondale Branch resolution urging “any and all steps” to obtain “justified wage rates” passed almost un- animously, indicating the feel- ing that although the term “strike” should not be used specifically in the resolution, recognition of the need for militant action is implicit. Concensus of opinion of BC GEA delegates is that it is quite possible substantial gains may be won through the “Board of Reference,” since every delaying action hence- forth on the part of the govern- ment, will be increasingly con- strued by the rank-and-file as demonstrating the need for strong policies by the union. Following is a slightly abridged article on nuclear weapons and tests which ap- peared in the last issue of the Outside Civic Workers Union Bulletin. It was written by the editor of the Bulletin, Jack Phillips, and appears under the heading: ‘‘Humanity and the Nuclear Bomb.” @ We are deeply concerned over the current nuclear ex- plosions. Will our food be con- taminated? Are we on the brink of nuclear war? These are sume of the questions all of us are asking. i There was a time, and not so long ago, when the officers of our union came under heavy fire because we introduced in- to union meetings the question of banning the atom bomb. We were told that this was poli- ties, that the union should stick to matters pertaining to col- lective bargaining. We were also told that .the, campaign against the bomb was designed to weaken the U.S.A. The gen- eral line of the daily press was that the U.S. monopoly of the bomb had prevented the Red Army from taking all of Eur- ope. On October 10, 1950, a dele- gation appeared before the Vancouver City Council to pro- test police intimidation of can vassers seeking names for the ban the bomb petition. Alder- man R. K. Gervin, who was also secretary of the Vancou- ver and District Labour Coun- cil, said this: “I would be a traitor to my country if I al- lowed such a petition to be cir- culated. This Council is elected to give guidance to the citi- zens of Vancouver and should condemn the petition now.” This same Gervin helped to lead the raids against our union from 1950 to 1953, as an officer of the Trades & Labour Congress of Canada. One of ‘Destroy all nuclear bombs’ says union bulletin article the propaganda weapons they used against us was that we had supported the campaign to ban the bomb, which was la- belled as “treason”, and “sab- otage.” ‘This same Gervin is now an employers’ representa- tive who recently blamed the business agents in the labor movement for the demands for higher pay and shorter hours. Our union took the position in those years that the U.S. monopoly of the atom bomb would inevitably be broken; that there would inevitably be a race for bigger and more deadly bombs. Therefore, we called for the banning of all nuclear weapons, general dis- armament and the settlement of international disputes through negotiations. That is the main reason we were expelled from the old Trades & Labour Congress of Canada. While the Congress leadership raised the false is- sue of “communism” as their justification, the main differ- ence was on the question of peace. Today, the wheel of history has made a full turn and the Soviet Union has become a great nuclear power, particu- larly.in the field of intercontin- ental missiles. Now, when the Soviet Union is engaged in a series of nu- clear test explosions, our “friends”. who called us trait- ors yesterday, who accused us of “plotting by petition’, are very indignant and quite vocal in condemning the Soviet Union. It was permissible for the U.S.A. to hold the atom bomb in reserve during the war in Korea, but it is not permissible for the Soviet Union to strengthen its de- fences against the possibility of a world war developing over Berlin. All the moral plati- tudes in the world cannot hide this inconsistency. We make no case for ® against the Soviet Union or the” United States, but we do mak a case for sanity, for reason able judgment and for the sul vival of the human race. We submit that the Cana- dian government must Te nounce the use of nucleat weapons and must demand i the United, Nations that the nuclear powers destroy all clear weapons and_ facili pertaining to such weapons part of an agreement for 8 eral and _ controlled disar ment. As we indicated in the ginning, this matter has no @ rect connection with the fun tions of a trade union as a C0! lective “bargaining agency? True! 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